Best Middle Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 743)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
340096000028	251	Richmond Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-8	4115 Ventnor Avenue	Atlantic City	08401	Atlantic County	Atlantic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 343-7250	598	61	9.8	85.5%	24 (4.0%)	81 (13.5%)	307 (51.3%)	173 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$12,517			$1,662			$10,855	63	54.7	309	58
341254003433	252	Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	694	54	12.9	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.3%)	625 (90.1%)	43 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,146						$9,146	62.9	52.6	326	74
340747005826	253	Hope Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	320 Johnsonburg Road	Hope	07844	Warren County	Hope Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 459-4242	135	18	7.3	10.4%	112 (83.0%)	6 (4.4%)	15 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,117			$432			$18,685	62.8	54.3	314	61
341254003365	254	Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	710	55	12.9	100.0%	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)	670 (94.4%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,620			$653			$6,967	62.7	52	332	78
340126002722	255	Philip G. Vroom Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 West 26th St	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 858-5956	437	42	10.4	71.6%	162 (37.1%)	80 (18.3%)	123 (28.1%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (8.0%)	$12,231			$788			$11,443	62.7	61	261	6
341407000804	256	Midland School #1	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Rochelle Ave	Rochelle Park	07662	Bergen County	Rochelle Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-3120	471	48	9.8	14.9%	187 (39.7%)	15 (3.2%)	228 (48.4%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,087			$168			$13,919	62.7	52.5	327	71
340002000282	257	Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	240 Halsey St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 623-0222	106	6	16.6	62.3%	1 (0.9%)	93 (87.7%)	10 (9.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,745			$906			$10,839	62.3	61.8	257
341170001184	258	Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	180 Mansfield Road East	Columbus	08022	Burlington County	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 298-3900	718	61	11.7	13.4%	397 (55.3%)	56 (7.8%)	124 (17.3%)	103 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	$12,048			$164			$11,884	62	60.2	267	9
340630005816	259	Hackettstown Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Washington Street	Hackettstown	07840	Warren County	Hackettstown Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 852-8554	483	45	10.7	42.0%	259 (53.6%)	15 (3.1%)	179 (37.1%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,392			$146			$11,246	61.8	62.9	242	17
340459005522	260	Victor Mravlag School No. 21	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Shelley Avenue	Elizabeth	07208	Union County	Elizabeth Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 436-5850	665	52	12.9	48.1%	126 (18.9%)	51 (7.7%)	470 (70.7%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,124						$10,124	61.8	62.8	244	16

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA Algebra I, NJSLA Geometry, NJSLA Algebra II, NJSLA-S Science test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.